Building social and emotional learning (SEL) skills such as empathy requires face-to-face interactions, meaningful discussion, and reflection. Edtech is no complete substitute for that, but there are ...

Lego has launched a new interactive experience that aims to teach kids online empathy. Timed to launch with this year's Safer Internet Day, the educational online quiz is part of a new partnership ...

A space-exploring robot crashes on a distant planet. In order to gather the pieces of its damaged space ship, it needs to build emotional rapport with the local alien inhabitants. The aliens speak a ...

When I was a kid, there was no such thing as a social and emotional curriculum. Feelings were something to work out on the playground, or after the last bell of the day rang. Today, my elementary-age ...

Parents want to raise kids who care about other people’s feelings and who have an inner moral compass. Of course, that’s much easier said than done. From a young age, children should learn to value ...

Empathy is critical to developing the global competency of students. Today, Stefanie Paige Wieder, a child development expert with over 20 years of experience working with families and educators, ...

Did you know that teaching children empathy skills early in life can increase their confidence and help them better handle stressful situations? Empathy is critical to success throughout life and is a ...

I ask Karen what is the nexus for her life’s work. What is the point of inspiration? She says she wants to alchemize her own experiences from childhood. Alchemize? I know what she means, but somehow I ...

Teaching your child to understand what another person is feeling is essential to helping him embrace differences, build relationships, communicate more effectively, and gain a global perspective.

The cafeteria is a notoriously stressful environment for kids. In rural Vermont, where I attended high school, any given lunchtime was a crapshoot. One day was all cheeseburgers and laughs; the next, ...